China’s international image remains broadly negative as views of the U.S. rebound
Positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies since last year, while most continue to see China unfavorably.
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Positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies since last year, while most continue to see China unfavorably.
Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.
In March 2021 – the most recent month for which data is available – around 3 million American citizens traveled outside of the country.
A median of 66% across eight EU member nations rated the organization positively this summer.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
Though younger people tend to be more internationally oriented than older adults, they differ from one another over how they want their country to engage with the world.
Across 14 advanced nations, a median of 61% say China has done a bad job in handling the coronavirus outbreak. And at least seven-in-ten in each of these countries have little or no confidence in President Xi Jinping.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
Here are five key findings about people’s attitudes toward systemic reforms in the U.S., France, Germany and the UK.
Unfavorable views of China reach new historic high, and a majority supports taking a tougher stand on human rights.
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